notes from the outer world.

From the "what-could-possibly-go-wrong" department: "New Google Release Exposes AI Upgrade For Messages Users".

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/01/24/huge-free-ai-upgrade-for-google-and-samsung-android-users-just-leaked/

The issue, of course, is that when your AI chatbot is driven by an advertising giant, you’re risking a limited and far from independent experience—a Google search window without the immediate option to scan beyond the advertiser results.

Well. The only thing really interesting about is that this very point of view needs explicit emphasizing. 

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